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Seed Propagation
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Agriculture
Undergraduate 2
03/13/2011

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Embryo
Definition
New plant generation developed after sexual union of male and female gametes after fertilization. Basic structure: embryo axis with growing points at each end-one grows shoots, the other roots- also one or more cotyledons attached to embryo axis
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Fertilization
Definition
The sexual union of a male and female gamete
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Endosperm
Definition
The major storage tissue in seeds. It is derived from the haploid female gametophyte in gymnosperms, while in angiosperms it is the result of gamete fusion that forms a triploid (3n) storage tissue.
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Cotyledon
Definition
Significant portion of embryo that forms the "embryonic leaves" upon germination
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Seed coat, testa
Definition
Develops from integuments of the ovule; protective seed covering layer that surrounds seed to provide physical protection, acts to exclude water and gases.
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Radicle
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Monocot
Definition
Seedlings with only one modified cotyledon
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Dicot
Definition
Seedlings with two cotyledons
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Histodifferentiation
Definition
Stage 1 of seed development, characterized by differentiation of embryo and endosperm, mostly due to division.
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Cell expansion
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Maturation drying
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Orthodox seed
Definition
Tolerate maturation drying and represent condition of most crop seeds
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Recalcitrant seed
Definition
Seeds that are unable to withstand maturation drying
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Scutellum
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Plumule
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Hilum
Definition
The scar left on the seed after funiculus detachment
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Micropyle
Definition
Opening between the integuments through which the pollen tube enters the ovule
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Funiculus
Definition
The attachment between the ovary and ovule
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Vivipary
Definition
When a seed germinates while still attached to mother plant
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Plant Breeding
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Quantitative trait
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Qualitative trait
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Heterogeneous
Definition
A population of seedlings that are phenotypically dissimilar
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Homogeneous
Definition
A population of seedlings that are phenotypically similar
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Homozygous
Definition
A population of seedlings whose genotypes are very similar
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Homozygous
Definition
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Heterozygous
Definition
A population of seedlings whose genotypes are dissimilar
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Self-pollination
Definition
The transfer of male pollen to a female stigma within a single flower
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Cross-pollination
Definition
The transfer of male pollen from a separate flower to a receptive female stigma on another flower
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True-breeding
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Fixing of alleles
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Perfect flower
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Monoecious
Definition
Plant trait in which the male and female parts are in different flowers but on the same plant
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Dioecious
Definition
Plant trait in which male and female flowers are produced on different plants
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Incompatibility
Definition
Genetic trait in which the pollen either fails to grow down the style or does not germinate on the stigma of a plant with the same incompatibility rules
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Breeding line
Definition
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Inbred line
Definition
A population of seedlings that produced a consecutive series of self-pollinations, can lead to depression and loss of vigor
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Hybrid
Definition
a seedling that is produced by cross pollinating two or more parental lines
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Transgenic line
Definition
Recombinant DNA
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Land race
Definition
Primitive varieties developed and maintained before the modern era of agriculture
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Variety
Definition
A population of plants originating in nature that are within one species but are phenotypically distinct
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Specific epithet
Definition
Species + Genus
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Ecotype
Definition
A genetically distinct group of plants within a species that is adapted to a specific ecological location
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Cline
Definition
continuous genetic variation from one area to another in ecological adaptation
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Clone
Definition
Genetically identical organism
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Provenance
Definition
a forestry term used to indicate the climatic and geographical locality where the seed originated from
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Genetic drift
Definition
change in frequency of specific genes as a result of environmental or other types of selection
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Heritability
Definition
Correlation between phenotypic traits of offspring with the phenotypic traits of the parents
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Dormancy
Definition
When germination is inhibited
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Thermodormancy
Definition
When the temperature inhibits germination
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